General
piece
What does piece mean?
A sandwich. The classic Scottish packed-lunch staple — a jeely piece, a piece on ham, a chip piece. Comes from 'a piece of bread'. Immortalised in the folk song 'The Jeely Piece Song'.
"Ma maw made us a piece on cheese fur the road."
Origin
Shortened from 'piece of bread/cake'. Standard Scots usage from at least the 18th century.
Frequently asked questions
What does piece mean in Scotland?
A piece is a sandwich — or anything served between two bits of bread.
How do you use piece in a sentence?
"She made me a jam piece for my lunch."
Is piece Scottish slang?
Yes — 'piece' for a sandwich is common Scottish usage, as in a 'piece and jam'.
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